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Uncomfortable

5/12/2017

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Are you comfortable?

For several years, God has been gently guiding me to see that comfortable is not the same thing as happy. See, I've been living a fairly comfortable life for quite a few years now. I'm very blessed to have a loving family, a safe home, a good job. Along the way, I had this growing certainty that even though I was comfortable, I wasn't happy.

How frustrating is that? I have more wealth in my life than what the vast majority of humanity has, and somehow it's not enough. I was comfortable, but discontent. I couldn't stop worrying and wanting more.
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When the chance came up to join a year long experience sure to disturb my comfort, God had already made my heart ready.


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A Powerful and Mysterious Reversal: The Poverty of Privilege

6/10/2015

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Why do I count myself so blessed to work among disadvantaged youth?

Because there is a poverty that comes with privilege.

I will tell you that the poor are not automatically virtuous or attractive; I will tell you that middle-class comfort can also give rise to goodness and holiness and justice. But the poorest among us lay claim to Christ’s presence, and saint after saint has found Him there, in them.

Why the preferential option? What is this preferential option?
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    Ryan LeBlanc, B.A., B.Ed., M.A, is a career classroom teacher, learning leader, and workshop facilitator. Now, his cutting-edge educational methods and years of practical experience with thousands of learners are available through his comprehensive online courses.

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